CLEVELAND BROWNS VS. HOUSTON TEXANS INSTANT REACTION: CJ Stroud is LEGIT; Joe Flacco is still human
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- čas přidán 12. 01. 2024
- This was flat out embarrassing, no other way to put it.
The Cleveland Browns were 2.5 point favorites heading into the AFC Wild Card playoff game against the Houston Texans, but got boat raced out of NRG Stadium. CJ Stroud outplayed Joe Flacco as the rookie carved up the Browns #1 defense like a Thanksgiving turkey.
Kareem Hunt scored 2 first half TDs, but Stroud was on fire, throwing 3 first half TDs, and Flacco threw back-to-back pick-6s to the Texans defense as the game got out of hand.
The Browns had every chance to stop the Texans offense but it was to no avail, as the better team on the field will march on to the next round of the playoffs.
At the end of the day, the lights were too bright for Kevin Stefanski's squad, which overcame so much this season, but it wasn't enough in the long run.
From ESPN's preview of the game:
"C.J. Stroud and the rest of Houston’s rookies started a group chat soon after the draft to discuss their goals.
“And we were like, ‘Man, we’re going to be the foundation that changes this thing around,’ and lo and behold, that’s ... what came to be true,” Stroud said.
And it happened much quicker than most anyone predicted for the Texans (10-7), who will return to playoffs for the first time since 2019 when they host Cleveland (11-6) in the wild-card round Saturday.
Stroud, the second overall pick, is the only rookie starting quarterback to make the playoffs this season, and the 22-year-old will face off against the oldest QB in the postseason in Cleveland’s Joe Flacco, who turns 39 three days after the game.
Stroud will face the Browns for the first time. He missed Houston’s 36-22 loss to them on Dec. 24 while recovering from a concussion. The Texans were also missing rookie defensive end Will Anderson Jr., the No. 3 pick in the draft, and linebacker Blake Cashman in that game.
Cleveland knows it will be a challenge to contain Stroud, who has thrown for 4,108 yards with 23 touchdowns.
“He’s awesome,” Browns coach Kevin Stefanski said. “I remember watching him early because we had some crossover tape and getting ready to play Baltimore. I know ... that was his first game, and I think even in that game, you saw some plays and some throws where you knew right away that kid was really, really talented.”
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Been saying all week that the Texans were missing 9 starters that played today. It's literally not the same team as a few weeks back.
Yep. One of those being CJ FUCKING STROUD. I have no idea why Browns fans were so confident.
@@SuperMoneyman90lmao 😂😂 cj ain’t him… yes he beat 5th stringers today… but he’s still an Ohio state Qb that won’t be anything In the league
Browns missing more than 9 starters all season
@@BrownsFanInCincyBro, you just sad but my girl from Cleveland and said you dudes are lames so I get the comment 😂😂
@@BrownsFanInCincyRetarded Person.
I'm from Houston and understand how losing feels. I also thought it would be difficult to overcome your defense. You still have a good nucleus. CJ is the real deal, it's exciting for the future.
Can't believe the total collapse of this defense.
Ya'll tried to punk Stroud and he has a long memory. Trust and believe everytime you face him from now on...he's going to rip your heart out
@@duanecarter7954lmao you really think CJ is him 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
@@BrownsFanInCincy .......He's better than Watson rn.
@@BrownsFanInCincy tell you what, you're going to get a pit in your stomach everytime you have to play "him" 🤢😂
This is why Cleveland Browns fans have PTSD from years past. The drive. The fumble. Getting rid of Bernie. Art Modell uprooting our Browns to Baltimore. That’s when I stopped being a Browns fan. BUT the success of Joe Flacco this season brought me back for the first time since. Thanks Joe for returning the belief to Cleveland 🤎🧡🤎🧡
He played ok against bad teams. He had 8 ints in 5 games. Probably should have been 13. The minute he played a good team he looked like who he is. A guy no one calls anymore
Houston should have had 58 points
Even when the score was tight this game still didn't seem close...the Texans just looked a few steps ahead of the Browns defense all game.
I watched them before the game and they did not seem loose nor confident . Just an observation . We are different team when not playing in Cleveland. We need to figure that out.
I think CJ Stroud might be the best quarterback in the league right now.
Over their last 6 games....
Myles Garrett had 1 sack
TJ Watt's back up had 2 sacks
But Garrett is DPOY lol
Lmao tj watt the guy that faked injuries yearly? 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
@@BrownsFanInCincy lol, yep faked a torn pec.
But that's okay, he can do that because his back up got more sacks than Garrett over the last 6 games.
This is a whole different team when Stroud is the QB. Some fans didn't consider that. Also, some were looking at Joe Flacco's 300 + games and 2 TDS. But, wasn't looking at the the equal ints he had. He was too slow for the blitz and the defense gave up points. It's really that simple. Stroud played like a proven veteran too.
I'm a Houston native I promise you Mr. Watson would have made a big difference, as far as a QB He has extreme talent I miss his long ball, I'm truly sorry about his trouble of late, but don,t give up on this guy, he was so fun to watch, good luck next year, A Houston native.
Newsome got totally torched.
WE APPRECIATE YALL COMING DOWN TO HOUSTON. ENJOY THE THE REST OF THE NIGHT. HIT A CLUB, THE CITY IS CRUNK
I can’t support this franchise anymore. 2nd best record in the conference only to get blown out by a bunch of rookies. The most historic meltdown I’ve ever witnessed in playoff football
I new that’s this post game show was going to go exactly like this! 😂
JOK and Hunt were the only two who came to play.
Just want to thank the Brown's for an incredible season, with all the injuries this team had to finish with 11 wins I can't complain, they should not have finished above .500. Actually hope Deshaun starts next year and keep Flacco as back-up. Disappointed in the loss but for how many starters were injured we had a great year! Stefanski did great with what he had. Lets go Brown's
We been playing unsustainable football all year I’m not surprised with what happened yesterday
Blaming this loss on sitting players last week is laughable.
It's a shame Myles didn't play these final 8 games of the season.
Yet everyone tries saying he’s better then Watt! Laughable 🤣
@@Primecheese Watts back up had more sacks over the last 5 games than Garrett.
I thought you guys going to the superbowl
I loved watching you guys all season ❤I wish we could have won but I don’t think we were supposed to be in the playoffs because of all the injuries and stuff all season but I give credit to the Texans and the browns gotta get better so next season we can redeem ourselves go brownies ❤
Great comment I feel the same Go Browns! Lifetime Fan
I appreciate y’all for real this one was a tough one.. sad boy hours.
it sucks we lost. but our team was decimated all season. They got lit up a few weeks ago, they came with a plan for that not to happen again. they came with a plan after seeing our D a few weeks ago. Our team played like it was a certainty that we were getting the same result as the regular season. our Defense missed the team flight to Texas apparently.
Y’all played a Houston team missing 9 people the first meeting.
Nobody cares about that! The Browns have been decimated with injuries all season. We we’re missing our starting QB, Pro bowl RB, our top 3 OT, Kicker, SS, MLB, and more key pieces. I don’t want to hear about your team missing people the first time!
@@antonveasley9672 his point was that the first matchup is entirely different because all those that were injured played today lol and he was clearly right about the injuries being a big factor in the first matchup. Browns got stepped on today
@@antonveasley9672 lol you should care about it because it gave Cleveland fans false hope because this team was riddled with injuries. Houston is the most injured team in the league. CJ doesn’t even have his entire line all season long, WR2 gone for the year, no run game and still gets it done. 3 of 5 linemen are practice squad players. Don’t Want to hear about injuries when Houston has been losing starters since preseason
@@NeverBeenBad thank you
@@MildsandThatYacbro real browns fans know we exceeded expectations. we had no expectations of making the playoffs after all the guys we lost. But we did it and thats more than i could have asked for. You guys should be feeling the same way because you are in the same boat we were in.
G taking his medicine on the library cards and credit cards let alone the Capri Suns was just the balm I needed! Great stuff.
When you have a leak under your sink and you use tape to stop the leak it's only going to hold for so long before it totally gives out they look tired and beat up put kudos to the Browns four just getting this far thanks for the ride guys🎉
JOK should be a captain. 👍👍
The Browns never faced a QB
Playing at a high level all year.
How many QBs did the Browns play this year that came in hot
Vs the Browns ?
Not one.
The only one that you can say is Lamar Jackson. They play him twice and beat them once. The browns are a different team on the road. That’s an issue. 7-1 at home. But you’re right. The last 6-7 weeks they played all backups and a hurt Trevor Lawrence.
@@greenhillscustomlawncarell1139
Can you imagine if the Texans had a healthy Tank Dell today?
Jim Schwartz is a good DC but not
As great as Homer's like Nathan Zegura made him out to be.
Schwartz did nothing to confuse
Stroud today. No twists or stunts
Or no presnap ghost looks
Lamar. Watson with a broken THROWING SHOULDER beat him
@@waynemilliken1280Schwartz has always ran a wide 9 man defense. You stack the box and man up with 2 safeties over the top. It’s a defense built on risk. When it works it’s an unstoppable defense, when one thing goes wrong, it caves in. If you stack the box and the back gets through the line, it’s all daylight. Delpit was out and they attacked that hole all game and they couldn’t stop it. He’s never done a lot of stunts or try to switch his defense at the line to play to the offense. He just met his maker today. The Texans won’t look like this on the road in Baltimore though. They’re like Cleveland great at home and sus on the road.
@@greenhillscustomlawncarell1139its gonna get nasty when they get with the ravens.
Tuncil vs Myles was the key matchup
Not really. Garrett was given a free line to Stroud a couple times and he still did jack-all.
Tunsil and Garett's last 40 matchups 1 on 1 before this game Garett had only one pressure.
Put some respect on Tunsil's name.
@@Nick-jx6ro damn, really?
@@JAce94007 a top 3 o lineman vs a top 3 defender
@@AIR-CRAFT-CARRIER Tunsil has been a Garrett eraser.
FIRST TIME FOR EVERTHING................ I Am GLAD ITS COMMING THROUGH OUR CITY OF HOUSTON!!!
Great commentary Mike and Earl. You both are gifted. Pray that God use you on purpose.
This defense looked second rate at best. I have been saying this for months. Everyone bragging about Myles. He looked worse each game for the past six games. All bragging, no production. The Dancin' Clowns. This defense celebrates all day, everyday, abd today,they showed what they were. Average.
They made the playoffs with the most horrible amount of injuries. Too much rest, without given the starters at least a quarter vs Bengals showed up.
All the players didn't look like they were at game speed, even JOK was a little off in the beginning of the game
But it did crank it up the rest of the way.
. I respect this team for keep going at it throughout the year with major devastating injuries. To make the playoffs with a lot
But for me at this stage in the game a playoff birth and a loss or even getting all the way to the super bowl and losing. Is a losing season for me with my desires for super bowl wins. Each year that's the goal of the player and that's the goal of me as a fan. When the super bowl I have not experienced that of the Cleveland Browns fan. Nothing else matters to me enough, to really enjoy it. Because I've seen this before. Make the playoff and lose or win a game. Almost make it to the super bowl, the fumble the drive
Respect the accomplishment but my goal was not met
I did not see that coming. As a Ravens fan me and my nephew were watching cheering on Flacco. Once Flacco through that second pick 6 in the third quarter, it was over, I stopped watching. Sad for my boy Joe to go out like that. And where the heck was the O line during that game? Joe Flacco is immobile and the Houston D just bum rushed right through that O line for 4 quarters.
Texans season ticket holder here - I met a lot of Browns fans at the game yesterday - and every single one of them was great - both before, during and after the game! I came to say 1) y'all may have lost the game Saturday, but no one can deny the Browns are a great team. 2) The Cleveland Browns fans are truly phenomenal fans - through good times and bad - the dog pound stays true. 3) The respect and good-sportsmanship you have shown over the past 24 hours should be a lesson for all sports fans. Thank you. We'll meet again and may the best team win. Cleveland Rocks!
THANKS SO MUCH
Bluster-Buster-Browns didn't belong in playoffs. Playoffs not for Cleveland Browns.
I was hoping for extended coverage for this one 😢 oh well better luck next year dog pound woof woof 😂
The Browns looked slow and old in comparison to the Texans. Their receivers ran by our defensive backs like they were standing still. The defensive backs were either confused, misaligned or just beaten by younger, faster receivers. The Browns offensive line-OMG. Exposed is an understatement.
Their offensive line completely stuffed our defensive line. The Texans just looked like a younger, faster superior team all around. The good thing is all of the Browns faults were clearly exposed and we know exactly what needs to be done.
I hope that we don’t lose sight about how special this season was for the Browns and the fans. It truly was a magical season. Lady Luck was on our side and we got a lot of joy out of this season. We had so many devastating injuries and the fact we were able to overcome them and had the success the Browns had was remarkable.
We won so many games this year we had no business of winning. How many times can you win on a wing and a prayer? We did it a lot! It was phenomenal sometimes and fun and exciting. So please don’t let this loss make you lose sight of how amazing this season was for the Brownies.
We need to appreciate and be grateful for a season that was way more successful that it had any right to be. Be grateful that the Browns finally got some magic fairy dust sprinkled on them. As we know that has not been the case for a long time. Celebrate a wacky, magical, fun season.
I don’t agree. I don’t think DW would have made a difference whatsoever today
Come on Amy baby, Deshaun would of probably definitely made a difference those 2 pick 6s from Joe was a killer to the game.
We winning with 4 playing
PFFFFFTT....🤣🤣🤣 Deshaun beat the Ravens and Bengals......what REPUTABLE team Flacco beat??? 🤔
Sometimes you can wash your sheets and be ok. This is one of those times where you have to throw out the mattress.
Great analogy
It was a dumpster fire….the clowns weren’t ready to play…again we say wait until next year!
Earl a G for giving props and saying they were really disrespectful and got their asses handed to them.
I watch this to laugh at browns fans pain 😂😂😂
Myles still a phenomenal player and they were keyed in him. Why not have the others show up.
Cleveland s Defense 😮 0 sacks!!!!!
Rest wasn't the issue. We have been duct taped and tie wired together all year. We needed the rest.
😆😆 And you all thought u were ready for the Ravens. #1 defense never. Pedestrian 🤷🏿♂️.
The Secondary being taped together with duct Tape showed and the Texans knew it.
Myles Garrett isnt the only one that plays the defensive line. You can compare him to whoever you want but if the other players aren't contributing don't put the blame on him. Everybody was pumping them up if you don't think so look at all the press they were giving them. They basically anointed them to the super bowl but .Im not happy they didn't advance but I would have liked to see what it would have been to have Chubb back and a healthy line and team. But I'm still in the opinion that Kevin needs to give the play calling to someone else.
Tbh, if laremy tunsil wasn't here to deal with Garrett, he'd probably eat stroud alive
@@Bullboy_Adventuresman stfu garrett isn’t a factor period hes not that good oh well
Tunsil was out for a chunk of the game and Garrett still didn't show up. He underperformed just as much as the rest of the defense
@@luckysparrow4618 turnsil was only out for a few minutes
I'm not a Brown's fan; I'm not a Raven's fan; I'm a Flacco fan. He brought you a gift and was put in a situation to show what possibilities there are when all things come together. There's no magic, just skill, hard work, unity and humility. The injuries and all the other factors that would have ruled out even having a winning season were always against the Browns. Flacco gave you a chance to compete but it wasn't ever all on him. You knew he would throw interceptions but it was OK as long as you were winning. Now many are turning on Flacco. C.J. Stroud didn't win all by himself either. A little self-reflection on the part of the whole team, staff and fans might not hurt.
He threw 2 pick 6s. A lot is on him. And I'm not turning on him. He took advantage of winning on the softest part of our schedule. Reality is that he only prospects 20 points against a bad Chicago bears team. I saw this coming and said 3 weeks ago how this would play out.
HELLO !
I think Tomlinson was solid today on defense as well as JOK.
We could count on one hand, the number of coaches or players that showed up...We've got to get deeper, develop the young guys...we've had injuries and overcame all season, guys are tired, injured, and the "mojo" ran out. We needed new blood ready to go in and challenge the starters.
We needed to play them in Cleveland to win...and #66 on the bench..
We did fine everyone. Injuries caught up to is. It happens. We were’nt ready. Move on.
I told yall Flacco was azz 10 picks in like 6 games if that was Watson yall would have a whole different energy
Yep Mc nuggets I was with you that he should have played. When you made that point prior to the Bengals game
Texans media team had a Bobby Brown loop going in the locker room. Nice work, G. Now try to minimize bulletin board material. 😂
8 min in they have blamed coaching, heart and resting starters. And no one mentioned Flacco? He lost the game its OK to say that. They were driving to get the game within 3.....2 pick 6's later the games over....why? Cause your QB can't do that if you expect to win.
Flacco did not lose that game, pressured all day with o line being junk and defense couldnt stop a cold. Can’t expect Flacco alone to win a game
@@joshuagrimes7955 2 pick 6's - you can't win that way. Both were terrible decisions by flacco
@@joshuagrimes7955 PFFFFFTT 🤣🤣🤣 This is why nobody REPECTS Cleveland Browns fan base because of DUMB SH*T like this!! 🤣🤣🤣
@@bryan-still-a-poker-player no it wasn’t lmao, its fourth down it’s either score or games over and you have to throw it no matter what. The other one looked like he was doing a throw up ball the somebody and as soon as he threw it the receiver ran to the end zone.
@joshuagrimes7955 even Joe said the first one was bad lol. He even said he could have thrown it elsewhere or even just took the sack. The 2nd one was a back breaker that ended the game. The defense came out in 2nd half and stopped Houston. They were down 10. The very next time the defense stepped on the field they were down 24. Literally, if you have to blame someone, no one DESERVES more of it than Joe Flacco. Period. You can still acknowledge what a fun ride he took us on when we thought the season was over but just because you guys like him doesn't mean he doesn't deserve to be criticized. Everyone ignored all his wildly dangerous throws he made the entire time. Everyone ignored the constant interceptions he was throwing. 2 pick sixes....when was the last time a QB threw 2 pick sixes and managed to win? I will wait....
Edit: and the 2nd one he stared down his reciever and threw it late. Was bad. Period. If watson had done what Flacco did? You guys would have run him outta town already
Houston thanks you all because your draft picks help build this team..........
What do you mean get better most of our team the people we count on were hurt we were playing with second string players The Browns did the best they could with what they had I'm not disappointed at all eventually I knew they were going to crack lol I said before on one of these comments that we don't need flaco to throw any interceptions in the playoffs or we won't win and that's what happened
Still a magical season. It sucks to get embarrassed, but let's be honest, this team had no business even sniffing the playoffs with no Chubb and all the injuries to the O line. Still a successful season considering the circumstances. Love yall, can't wait for next year.
Can't wait till next year, again
Did ya'll forget, you're not known as the mistake on the lake for no reason? 😂
Houston fans thank you for all the draft capital the last two seasons. And the next season. Taking the quitter Deshaun off our books so we can invest in other players helped build the Texans this year. The tens of millions the Texans ate in 2021 to sit him was worth every penny to get all the picks and hamstring a conference opponent with $200 million in 2024 dead cap for an injury prone quitter who has as many playoff victories as your last playoff quarterback. Karma.
They are one pathetic loser! 😂 They gave us 3 1st round picks for a rapist we couldn’t wait to get rid of.
None of what u said made any sense 😂
Yall happy now. But you'll be crying later. Better make sure the mcnairs don't lose that franchise.
How is this karma lol yall set him up cause yall was mad he wanted to leave trust Watson and Chubb come Back we not worried enjoy losing to the ravens next week lmao
I pray your club never experiences what the city of cleveland has over the course of their existence. The texans need to win a super bowl before they can thank anyone for anything.
Stroud Is HIM !
People thought that Mitch Trubisky was HIM in Chicago too.
It takes several seasons.
@Boblib1970 stop the cap, Mitch titties never looked like Stroud ever.
I knew as soon as i saw we had the texans last week we were fked. I didnt see us getting blown out like that though.
How does a team allow an interception to be returned 82 yards for a TD? And why throw it there on 1st down?
The coaching staff of the browns are not playoff materials coaches with run the ball and short passes to TE and RB and to protect the quarterback and offensive tackles
Maybe I’m crazy but the defense looked uninterested in the game from the start. The intensity and effort wasn’t there. It was weird.
Richard checking in 😎 GO TEXANS
Amari under 90
Joe throwing pick 6
Listen to me next time chat
Congrats. We suck. We always will.
Yaaay you beat a browns team thats never won anything ever (commence the slow clapping)
Superbowl defense jokes😂 on Cleveland
Well at least we always have the draft to look forward to....Oh shoot nevermind 😢
I don’t want to hear no more campaigning for Myles Garret for DPOY. Did he even play yesterday?
No browns player on that roster is worth hundreds of millions of dollars 😂. From overrated mylez to overpaid fake injury Watson
TEXANS LEARN THE SAME THING THAT MAKES YOU LAUGH CAN MAKE YOU CRY!
In the end, the Browns be the Browns. But hey, they were the 1st team to lose in the 2024 playoffs, so there's that. Maybe Myles will write some moving and inspiring poetry about it.
We need dawgs on DEFENSE
Forget every troll in here. Browns had a GREAT season. Some shit happened today. It hurts but whens the last time we had THIS good of a returning squad? Lots to be excited about.
You don't have Flacco returning. Instead you have Watson who is a huge step backwards. That's the problem
@@Boblib1970hi youre new to football i see so please allow me to let you in on how it goes with the browns in the nfl...the browns have always lost and always will. Education complete.
Hey, there's that guy that said texans were boys browns men 😂! Lol. Go TEXANS!!!
and it seemes everyone glances over the fact this team had a horrible home / road split.. they were weak on the road all year
That character Bush owes us Texans an apology!!!! Should’ve been a 50 piece!
Newsome is Garbage, he never sticks his head in there on run plays and he NEVER turns around and looks for the Ball, when covering....
Rookie QB's don't win playoff games, right???
They don’t..........
Unless the other team plays like absolute garbage 😂😂😂😂. GG brownies
@@sancho004 the narratives getting thrown around on the Cleveland side heading into this game were utter nonsense as it turns out
🤘🏿Town!!!
And yes we came out with the same old game plan but Houston made wrinkles from what they did when we played them a couple weeks ago
I was afraid they would do the same old scheme and b******* and figure we beat them last time. We'll beat him the same way. They was not ready for the simplest things. CJ did not have to work hard. He didn't get sacked. They didn't even really stuff to run that much
The Browns did not expect a lot of things. That's why they got beat the hell up on five or six long play for over 35 or 40 yards. Plus. You're not prepared when that happened
Texans!!! Swarm!!!!
Everyone in the playoffs is good?? You said we had no chance “brotha”
Gbush trying to make excuses for the bulletin board material he gave the Texans
Flacco throws picks when he has to gamble. Stefanski couldn’t get the receivers open all night. The tight ends played good because they were either quick slants or check downs. Stefanski didn’t trust his tackles so he pulled the tight end in to protect a lot this game and took away a receiver to push down the field taking a target away from Flacco. You have to be able to scheme your protection and make adjustments without compromising your offense. Only having 3 receivers isn’t going to win you games. The entire coaching staff and players fell on their face. Even if Flacco doesn’t throw those 2 picks and they score touchdowns the score is still 31-28
Earl that Garrett take was stupid bro
To be serious the browns got friendly referees calls all season long and like the eagles and the chiefs last year, the moment this stopped, the Browns look exactly without refreshes calls
Man I'm not even upset we lost. I mean it's football. Any given Sunday right? But Dayuuum!!! To absolutely crap the bed like that was freaking embarrassing. That 2nd pick 6 put me in the fetal position with my jaw on the floor. Flacco went from hero to zero. When only a few guys show up to play what do we expect? I also think sitting out last week was a sissy move on our part. We've been thriving on adversity and perseverance all season. Why take away that dynamic and momentum? Do I think it would of changed the outcome? No. But it definitely showed by the the fact we just weren't ready. Can't say it wasn't a fun season though so I guess we still have that. Yaaaay.....Go Browns 👍
the browns defense got smoked by the rams, seahawks, colts and now the texans. also lost albeit with backups at cincy. all them play on turf. feel like this isn't a coincidence..no one talkin about that.
Give this regime one more year. If you don’t win a playoff game, fire everyone.
To be fair we whooped the steelers too & Tj Watt Didnt Have a sack at all.
That was painful and embarrassing! We got spanked in the first half ! You would think you make adjustments second half ? Nope! And why oh why do we leave Newsome one on one with people ? He gets cooked
Was Myles Garrett injured?
Myles been dealing w/ death in his family
TJ Watt is the DPOY
I still hate Stefanski. I didn’t like the letting time run out at half. He basically projected to his team, we can’t do it
The guy had no kicker
The guy had no kicker
#1 reason for loss was outcoached before game and half-time. On the field, the OL and DL really were the root of this poor performance which was reason #2...DL had pressure all year and when that happens it makes it infinitely easier for CBs and safeties. I thought Denzel and Emerson were OK but they really were not tested. This game clearly showed safeties and Newsome have been riding the DL's coattails. Newsome, should consider changing his number to -1 from 0. When you lose your starting tackles, the OL expectations should be tempered. They earned a barely passable grade in the first half and totally gave up in the second half. #3 reason was those turnovers by Flacco. Until the 1st pick, I thought Flacco was playing as well as prior games - some really nice throws, reads under pressure. Reason #4 the major cause for concern going forward - attitude. With the Browns riding a D that can be dominant, they still have shockingly poor performances on the road. I think there are fundamental problems with attitude with the players with talent on this team who need home crowd support to play their best. I want guys who can self-motivate to play at the level and intensity - especially when challenged by a good opponent. Coaches are only partly responsible - if you get the guys with the right attitude you don't have to worry about that.